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What author did you give a second chance and you’re glad you did? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Hellcatcomputer@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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What author did you read a book by and didn’t like, but gave them another chance and loved it?

I’m so glad I gave Edith Wharton another chance. I read Ethan Frome and thought it was fine. On a whim I picked up The Age of Innocence and fell in love. Now I’m buying anything I can by her. I recently read The House of Mirth, and can confirm she is one of my favorite authors now. Anybody have a similar experience with an author?

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[–] Relayer_74@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (17 children)

William Faulkner. Read The Sound and the Fury and did not care for it much. Later on someone who really enjoyed Faulkner encouraged me to try Light in August. I ended up reading and loving that novel, as well as As I Lay Dying.

[–] Soggy_Cup1314@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (9 children)

If you like Faulkner you’ll like McCarthy.

[–] Rizo1981@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Read and loved a bunch of McCarthy so I tried Sound and the Fury but had to give it up pretty early. Might be time to give Faulkner another shot.

[–] Soggy_Cup1314@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Try As I Lay Dying.

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